Hank Ketcham (American football)
Henry Holman "Hank" Ketcham (June 17, 1891 – November 1986) was an American college football player who was a center and guard positions for the Yale Bulldogs football team of Yale University. Ketcham was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1911 and 1912, and as a second-team selection in 1913. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
 Ketcham at Yale in 1913 | |
| Yale Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Center, Guard |
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| Born: | June 17, 1891 Englewood, New Jersey |
| Died: | November 1986 (aged 95) Seattle, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1968) | |
Biography
Ketcham was born in Englewood, New Jersey. After attending the Hotchkiss School, he enrolled at Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[1] He played every game for Yale's varsity football team in 1911, 1912, and 1913. He helped lead Yale to a 7–2–1 record in 1911 and a 7–1–1 record in 1912 and was a consensus All-American in both of those years. In 1913, Ketcham was selected as the captain of Yale's football team. In a departure from past tradition at Yale, Ketcham appointed Howard Jones as the school's first salaried football coach. Ketcham later recalled: "I played every varsity game for three years and was taken out only once for a slight injury … I am generally credited with having developed the term 'roving center'. Except for today's platoon systems, football hasn't changed materially. We had the on-side kick, the ball was a bit larger in circumference and the drop kick was more popular than the place kick."[2]
References
- History of the Class of 1914. Yale University. 1914. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- "Henry 'Hank' Ketcham player profile". College Football Hall of Fame.